#Giselle Silva

[vilandel]

Winter Evening 💜

Summary The thirteen children of Nozel and Vanessa prepared a little cosy evening for their parents...

A/N For @chaptersonetoinfinity A little something for Christmas, about our 1313 AU we fooled around on Discord 💜 Evanna and Felix are @chaptersonetoinfinity's OCs, Nymphea, Valentina, Lavinia and Cassandra are mine, the rest we created together

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“Are they coming, Valentina?”

“Hush, Lunabug, we are all excited, but keep quiet.”

“Aquila, have you seen Gwen?”

“She is still in her basket, don’t worry about her, Nymphea. But have seen Fefe? Wait, Felix, don’t crawl to the fireplace!”

“Don’t worry, big brother, I got him!”

“Thank you, Nat. Where is Aimée.”

“Still in her crib in the chamber, Giselle went to get her.”

“I’m back already, Lavinia. With the baby sister.”

Vanessa couldn’t help but giggle, her ear against the door of the little lavender salon, listening to all of her thirteen children doing whatever they were doing.

Still wondering why all of her babies had in mind, they’ve been in the lavender salon for… three hours or maybe just two? She couldn’t tell. But she couldn’t wait to see it. What Vanessa gathered from what she heard was that it might be some kind of surprise for Nozel and her.

Weren’t her babies the cutest?

Vanessa tried very hard to hold back her giggle, which would lead to her babies catching her. Okay, she still called all of them her babies, but only Felix, Gwendolyn and of course little Aimée were technically still the babies. The rest of them were all older, from toddler or little child to teenager. Nymphea, Valentina and Aquila even already old enough to have their grimoires so very soon already.

Time flew by so fast somehow and yet…

“Vanessa?”

“Oh, hey there, honey. How were the nobles?”

Nozel made a face, a clear indicator how awful it still was to deal with nobles, despite the current changes over the years. With first Fuegoleon and lately Asta as Wizard King, the legacy Julius Novachrono started was now clearly getting more in place, step by step. Even though some other things might never change despite the best efforts. Like snob and arrogant nobles badmouthing everyone to look better, even royalty, but still trying to get some favour from said royalty.

Something Vanessa had to learn to deal with ever since she married Nozel and became a royal. Despite being a witch and nobles trying to remember her that – as she had to be ashamed to be a witch – nobles also tried to flatter her in order to gain something from the Silvas.

Good thing that Vanessa was a master about dealing with flattery from arrogant nobles. Quite the skill needed as a royal.

“You know, I could have helped you facing the nobles, honey.”

“Normally I would have let you accompany me. But it was for born Silvas only apparently, that’s why Nebra, Solid and Noelle were with me. But… we all need time with our own families after this.”

Vanessa nodded, this sounded about right. Although she would argue that Nebra and Zora would have peace in their wild family or Noelle knowing some rest with her loud family were only her daughter was calm.

Well, luckily for him, it seemed that their children were currently preparing something…

“Where are our children?”

“Behind this door. I think they have something in mind for us. Aren’t our babies true angels?”

Nozel smiled, clearly agreeing with her. Vanessa moved a bit, so that he could hearing at the door as well.

While their children were still preparing something in the little Lavender Salon, Vanessa took a moment to admire her husband. Nozel was in his forties, but nothing in his appearance was showing it. It was like he didn’t age at all during all those years they’ve been married. As handsome as ever.

Vanessa look down at her body. As strange as it was, barely anything was showing that she got pregnant twelve times and gave birth to thirteen children. Even more that for most of those pregnancies, it went well.

Except for the twins, but that had been her fault for going the war in Spade while pregnant. She almost died, her unborn babies almost died and all of three were only healed mostly because Nozel dared to face the Witch Queen in order to save them. Thankfully, Nymphea and Valentina were born on term and healthy.

The period when Vanessa was expecting Evanna wasn’t peaceful as well. But that was because of her so-called father-in-law who stressed the family so much that Vanessa gave birth two months too early, resulting that Evanna had a very frail health during her first years. Thankfully, her sweet girl was better healthwise today and jerky father-in-law was now rotting in prison in a faraway country.

The pregnancy with Aimée had also been quite hard, but Vanessa suspected that it was because her own body was getting at its limits after twelve pregnancies. Nozel and her had agreed to definitely stop after their thirteenth little one was born. Besides, Aimée was born right on their wedding anniversary, earlier this year in September, how wonderful was that?

“What are you thinking about?”

“Nothing, handsome.”

“Vanessa…”

“Just kidding, honey. I was just thinking that we are so very blessed to have all of our thirteen sweethearts, don’t you think?”

Nozels eyes started to shine, the lavender shade somehow sparkling with thousands stars, despite his mimic not changing.

“Vanessa… there is no single day passing without me being grateful to have you and our children in my life.”

“Aren’t you the poet today.”

“I… I mean…*

“Oh, honey, no need to be flustered. I will never grow tired of your poetic words and we’ve been married for way over a decade.”

The blush was still on his cheeks, but he smiled at her. Just so handsome…

Vanessa slowly moved towards him, with a clear intention to kiss him, as the door of the salon opened, revealing Nathanael.

“Oh, you are here already? Good, so we don’t need to fetch you. But you can still kiss first.”

Nozel blushed and Vanessa couldn’t help but feel a bit hot as well. Nathanael just grinned before inviting them in.

The already cosy room was now filled with as much fluffy blankets their family had – which was a lot – mugs and pots with hot chocolate, cookies in bowls and the famous Silva pastries. A nice fire was burning in the fireplace, with cushions all around it.

Like everything in this salon, most things were in different shades of purple, with some white and silver grey, plus a few blue and pink shades, with some hues of burgundy. Kinda fitting colours for their family.

Vanessa took Nozels as they entered the room, smiling fondly as she saw all of her thirteen children stop their movements to look at their parents, a bit flustered but certainly happy to see them.

Nymphea had baby Aimée in her arms, who was so adorable in her lavender purple onesie with silver turtle on the front. The silver hair of their oldest and youngest daughters looked like melted into each other. They were already so similar, even sharing their fathers blank stare sometimes, just with different shades of purple in their eyes.

Valentina hold two year old Felix in her shoulders, rocking a softly back and forth, making her baby brother laugh.

Gwendolyn was now in Aquilas arms waggling her arms to her parents and Aquila looked like hesitating to still carry his baby sister or to let her crawl to them.

Giselle had already drank some cocoa, a fine brown moustache above her lips. Vanessa felt her heart going warm as she saw that her fourth child was hugging Gargantua, the big grey chunky cat plushie she had made while she was pregnant with Giselle. Years were passing, yet Giselle still adored that cat so much.

Lavinia was sitting at piano, smiling shyly at Nozel and Vanessa. Their music loving daughter had always been the most timid out of their children.

Nathanael closed the door behind them, before joining Cassandra and Evanna, who were sitting in front of the fireplace. Those two had always been so closed, often it seemed that they were glued to each other.

Luna smiled at them – Vanessa was still impressed how much this girl looked like Mimosa, just with silver hair and lavender eyes – one of her favourite dolls on her lap.

And finally, their tenth child, Aisling, who run towards them and practically hugged Nozels legs. Vanessa smiled at her. This little one looked so alike as Noelle or even Acier but with Vanessas hair and eye colours, which would probably always make Nozel emotional. Not to mention that he was the one who helped Vanessa deliver Aisling, in his own office at the Silver Eagles base even.

Her babies… the ten girls and the three boys…

“Mama, are you crying?”

“I’m just getting emotional, Nat. All of my babies… Oh come here, you puffy haired cutie pie!”

No time to escape, as Vanessa took Nathanael into her arms, along with Cassandra and Evanna. Not even a protest, of course not. All of her sweethearts loved hugs just as much as she did, if not even more.

“Is there any reason for this assembly?” Nozel asked as he took Aisling into his arms, letting her play happily with the fur of his Silver Eagle robe.

“Not really, papa,” Valentina smiled fondly, Felix still on her shoulders. “Just having a cosy winter evening, all fifteen of us. We know that nobles were a real pain lately and our parents deserve some relaxing time. Besides-, OUCH, Fefe, don’t pull my hair, you silly bunny.”

“Sorry, Val.”

Vanessa giggled as she sat next to Nathanael, Cassandra and Evanna. Weren’t her children just the sweetest ever? Okay, she was their mother and she loved them to infinity, she was clearly biased. But feeling that her own children loved her and their father so much that they would make sure they got relaxing moments to rest. Plus, they did this together… again, she was most certainly biased, but Vanessa couldn’t know any siblings that were such a strong team for anything than her babies.

“That is sweet of you, babies. Mama and papa won’t say no to have some cosy evening with you, right honey?”

“Certainly not.”

“But only Fefe, Gwen and Aimée are babies, the rest of us aren’t. Nymphea, Valentina and Aquila are even going to have their grimoires pretty soon.”

“Hush, Cat, you will always be my babies,” Vanessa giggled as she booped Cassandras nose.

It was true, though. Her three oldest babies will soon get their grimoires and either become Magic Knights or choose something else for their lives. Oh, her twin girls and her eldest son seemed rather inclined to join the Silver Eagles so far, but still…

Time was flying by and now the three oldest would soon reach the age were they could start to fly on their own.

Vanessa shared a glance with Nozel. Her beloved husband had the same thought as her. Yet, it still feel like yesterday as she gave birth to the twins on Valentine’s Day and to Aquila later that same year in December.

Were fifteen years soon over already?

“Don’t worry, Cat,” Valentina just said, putting Felix on the floor who toddled over to Giselle. “It’s still a while before the three of us will have our grimoires and it’s not like we’ll see each other never again afterwards. We twins and the oldest baby brother won’t miss our baby siblings.”

“Val, don’t call me baby brother, I was born in the same year as you and Nymphea.”

“Still younger by ten months, but okay.”

“We’ll always have each other…”

The smile was heard in Nozels whisper and he probably talked as much to them all as to himself. Having their happy family meant so much more to him anyone could imagine, especially after the tragedy he lived when he was barely older than the twins and Aquila. Vanessa knew that there had been a time during which Nozel never would have thought and even accept that he deserve happiness.

And yet, here he was, married to her and the father for thirteen wonderful children.

She smiled at him. And he smiled back.

“Lavinia, sweetheart, wouldn’t you mind playing some of your new music for us?”

“No, mama.”

The voice was shy, of course, but Lavinias eyes shined like a sky full of stars at the suggestion. Nothing made this girl happier than music and her family, as if it was all she asked for in her life.

As the sweet piano melodies filled the room, it felt as if a blanket of happy rest fell upon all.

Nymphea handled Aimée to Vanessa, since the baby was now starting to whine a bit, a clear indicator she wanted to be fed.

While Vanessa breastfed Aimée, Nozel now put Aisling on her feet and took Gwendolyn into his arms, who crawled over to him. Aquila gave them a mug of hot chocolate and all four joined Lavinia at the piano.

Nathanael, Cassandra and Evanna cuddled around Vanessa, Nat even booped Aimée a bit.

Felix was now cuddled by Giselle who gave him a slice of chocolate cream cake, putting a moustache around his cute little mouth.

Nymphea joined Luna, put her little sister on her lap and read with her, while Valentina went around, making sure everyone had hot chocolate and something sweet to eat.

Outside, it actually started to snow as it went darker, yet it made the atmosphere in the room even more relaxing.

It was cosy, comfortable, warm.

It was their family.

[dancerxswiftie]

stars at the dance off part 2: teens & seniors

[svftlove-a]

honeyed hues watched carefully as the other female steps closer, the sincerity in her voice softening the walls melody had built around her fears. she takes a deep breath, trying to steady her racing heart. "are you sure you can handle that? i mean, it's not just about keeping things a secret," the brunette murmured, her voice trembling slightly. "it’s about managing all the risks and consequences that come with it. and it’s not just about me anymore, it’s about you too."

giselle's confidence wavers, never wishing - nor willing - to somehow further damage the other's already delicate reputation. whilst none of it made sense to giselle, it mattered to melody and that was enough for her to take it seriously. "we're smart, aren't we?" she tests the waters, taking one uncertain step closer, still hopeful that this doesn't have to end in despair. "we can make sure they never find out. take...precautions. i don't mind being your little secret, mel..."

[cspasfan15]

TDA Orlando Predictions

Mini female

Top 20: navy Forrest, Elizabeth pugach, Amaya Rodriguez, Ella venerio, mila simunic, tinsley Wallace, Lainey Hess, Elliana macioce, Harper schwalb, Emma semtak, Reese braga, Marley Evans

Top 10: remi hilson, Antonia demartinis, Mikaela florez, leighton white, Amelia burres, lyric Simmons, Zoe ynguanzo

Top 3: Avery Altobelli, Sylvie win Szyndlar, Aliya yen, sienna dipietro

Mini Male

Top 3: jay ramos-Rivera, Rory Ross, Hudson Matthew’s, Isaiah santos

Junior Female

Top 20: Kendall brown, cydnee Abbott, Reagan Hess, Bianca rebellto, Elsie sandall, lily hackney, Estelle newsom, Leilani lawlor, Sara von rotz, Regan gerena

Top 10: olivia rose toneguzzo, madeleine shen, keringtyn spencer, ruby Arnold,Samantha geller, Berkeley scifres, Isabella zhong, Camila giraldo

Top 3: Helena olaerts, Anita Rodriguez, amabella tarrago, bristyn scifres

Junior male

Top 3: Gabriel gebara, Dylan Custodio, Josh Lundy, neo del corral

Teen Female

Top 20: ava d’ambrosio, miyah lagrant, Bella Rey d’armas, Jaya campagna Terrell, lekha rajkumar, savy luechtefeld, balbina cueva toussaint, joli du quenne, Brooklyn ladia, Stella eberts, Lilly Barajas

Top 10: desa jankes, Leila winker, braylynn grizzaffi, Hudson benayon, Hayley marshall, elie rabin

Top 3: Kylee casares, Bella rose Penrose, gracyn French, Giselle gandarilla

Teen Male

Top 20: Odin Baldwin, Nolan brinker, jack mckenzie, Holden griffin, nick d’ambrosio, Jayden hui, iain Cooke, jack Moore brown, Zolan laird

Top 10: Ryan Newman, Duane Ferguson, Sasha chernous, Anthony labritz, cam Williams, Angelo Durante, Jonathan archer

Top 3: Kylan wright, Blake metcalf, Kaden brown, garret sawyer

Senior female

Top 20: Elyse wingertsahn, Brooklyn law, Isabella bolivar Lopez, Ava Carroll, victoria reith, Gillian Gordon, Ellen grace olansen, sammi Chung

Top 10: preslie rosamond, sienna morris, Catherine Clayton, Savannah manning, Angel dimartino Palladio, Arianna quant, Lexi Blanchard, Ashley choy,

Top 3: Tatiana hagee, Sophie Garcia, dyllan Blackburn, sierra drayton

Senior male

Top 20: Patricio hoyo, Damian caraballo, Jayden lau, tyreke holt, Seth hendley, Anthony dessables, Alejandro Ruiz, Darius Goodson, Keaton Evans, Devon barner

Top 10: chance Phelps, skai llorente, cynsear epting, joshuah Rivera, Mekhi Johnson, Hugo Silva, Kaden Golding, Tristan gerzon, Jesse flaherty

Top 3: Nicholas bustos, Jackson roloff hafenbreadl, Sam Evans

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[firewalkswithmee]

Nova coleção by: @serenity-cc - Dahlia Set (12 items)

OMG! SO PRETTYYYYYYY.

Gisele Silva - EA ID: Patsims

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

‘A preview to hell’: The year Brazil woke up to the climate crisis

Last weekend, Brazil experienced its ninth heat wave of the year, with 15 states on alert due to high temperatures. These are the last blows of a year that’s on track to be the hottest in history.

In Brazil, since July, all average temperature records have been broken, month after month, according to the National Institute of Meteorology. The residents of Irajá – a neighborhood in the northern part of Rio de Janeiro – know this well. In recent years, the neighborhood has earned the reputation of being the hottest in the city. Here, less than 20 miles from the beaches of Ipanema and Copacabana, the sea breeze isn’t even noticeable, while trees are scarce. This district has nothing to do with the exuberant tropical city plastered all over the postcards for tourists.

On one corner, Giselle Silva sells sardines in boxes packed with ice. Every day, she slathers herself in SPF-80 sunscreen, to work under an umbrella. Despite the shadow, she always ends up burned. “The most stressful thing is the heat: it’s unbearable. It’s gotten a lot worse in recent years. Let me tell you: this is a preview to hell. This summer is going to be terrible,” she says resignedly.

The residents of Irajá know very well that the scorching sun isn’t an isolated phenomenon. “For me, deforestation in the Amazon is the primary reason,” says Waldir Cavalcante, a taxi driver. He’s sitting on a plastic chair next to the door of an air-conditioned supermarket, to feel some relief. His taxi spends the day parked on the opposite sidewalk, in full sun. It doesn’t get even a little shade until four in the afternoon, the owner notes. He remembers a childhood in a very different neighborhood, with dirt roads and many more trees. Nowadays, Irajá is a sea of asphalt.

Heat waves in the cities, the extreme drought that has dried up the rivers of the Amazon, or the floods in the south of the country are all extreme climatic events that have been multiplied this year, as a result of El Niño. This phenomenon warms the environment naturally, but specialists warn that it’s increasingly intense due to climate change. For the director of the Climate and Society Institute (iCS), María Netto, the increase in the frequency and intensity of environmental catastrophes is something that has come to stay. But that’s not all. “There are impacts that aren’t so perceptible, that are growing little by little, such as the increase in temperature, or the variation in the frequency of rain, which [are factors that] have an enormous impact on agriculture and people’s quality of life. These impacts,” she continues, on the phone with EL PAÍS, “especially affect the most vulnerable people.”

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[nightlocktime]

A bit late but couldn't forget about them, our Paralympics delegation. They absolutely killed it. Every single one of them giving it all and making us proud.

Thank you to all of our 78 participants, 28 medalists, and 44 diplomas.

Alex Enrique Martínez Guevara, Ana Lucía Pinto Ochoa, Andrés Felipe Mosquera Neira, Angie Lizeth Pabón Mamian, Aura Cristina Poblador Granados, Bertha Cecilia Fernández Arango, Brayan Mauricio Triana Herrera, Buinder Brainer Bermúdez Villar, Carlos Andrés Vargas Villanueva, Carlos Daniel Serrano Zárate, Daniel Giraldo Correa, Daniela Carolina Munévar Flórez, Darian Faisury Jiménez Sánchez, David Felipe Rendón Acosta, Diego Fernando Meneses Medina, Edilson Chica Chica, Edwin Fabián Matiz Ruiz, Eglain Antonio Mena Lemus, Erica María Castaño Salazar, Euclides Grisales Diaz, Fabio Torres Silva, Francy Esther Osorio Calderón, Fredy Duvian López Morales, Gabriela Oviedo Rueda, Giovanny Andrés Malambo Rachez, Gisell Natalia Prada Pachón, Héctor Julio Ramírez Murcia, Ionis Dayana salcedo rodríguez, Jesús Alberto López, Jesús Augusto Romero Montoya, Jhohan Darío Ardila Cárdenas, Jhon Alexander Hernández García, Jhon Eider González Hernández, Jhon Fredy Gómez Giraldo, Jhon Sebastián Obando Asprilla, José Gregorio Lemos Rivas, Juan Alejandro Campas Sánchez, Juan David Pérez Quintero, Juan Esteban García Sánchez, Juan Esteban Patiño Giraldo, Juan José Betancourt Quiroga, Julián Andrés Jaramillo Téllez, Karen Tatiana Palomeque Moreno, Kevin Alfonso Moreno Gualaco, Laura Carolina González Rodríguez, Leider Albeiro Lemus Rojas, Leidy Johanna Chica Chica, Lino Nicolás Coca Castro, Luis dahir Arizala Ocoró, Luis Fernando Lara Rodallega, Luis Fernando Lucumí Villegas, Luis Francisco Sanclemente, María Alejandra Murillo Benítez, María Angélica Bernal Villalobos, María Mónica Daza Guzmán, María Paula Barrera Zapata, María Salomé Henao Sánchez, María Teresa Restrepo Rojas, Mariana Guerrero Martínez, Mauricio Andrés Valencia Campo, Mayerli Buitrago Ariza, Miguel Ángel Rincón Narváez, Nelson Crispín Corzo, Niver Rangel palmera, Paula Andrea Ossa Veloza, Reynel Romero Montoya, Santiago Solis Torres, Sara del Pilar Vargas Blanco, William Jair higuera Ocampo, Xiomara Saldarriaga Hernández, Yamil David Acosta Manjarrez, Yasiris Blandón Escobar, Yeferson Suárez Cardona, Yeniffer Paredes Muriel, Yesenia María Restrepo Muñoz, Yesica Paola Muñoz Nieto, Zharith Alejandra Rodríguez Silva, Zuleiny Rodríguez Trujillo

[xoxoproject21]

Best dancer predictions (Orlando)

Hi

Here are my predictions. Please keep in mind that i don't know all of the dancers which are competing and just because I am not including a dancer doesn't mean I don't think they are good. I made these just for fun.

I struggled a lot with these because I don't really know many candian and east coast dancers

Mini female best dancer:

Winner: Ellary Day (Club)

1st runner up: Anita Rodriguez (Stars)

2nd runner up: Camila Giraldo (Stars)

3rd runner up: Sylvie Win (Club)

Top 10:

Ashley Otano (Stars)

Lily Hackney (New Level)

Bella Marie Arauz (Dancetown)

Morgan Stahl (Evolve)

Cydnee Abbott (Canadian Dance Company)

Rylie Borden (Dance Unlimited)

Nyla McCarthy (Project 21)

Dakota Casteel (SpotLite)

Calleigh Eaton (SpotLite)

Sienna DiPietro (the nine)

Top 20:

Macey Strickland (New Level)

Reese Braga (New Level)

Mikaela Florez (Dancetown)

Madelyn Nasu (Project 21)

Mila Simunic (Legacy dance studio)

Leah Disla (Studio 61)

Mini male best dancer:

Winner: ?

Junior female best dancer:

Winner: Isabella Kouznetsova (Project 21)

1st runner up: Esme Chou (Project 21)

2nd runner up: Zoe Flores (Stars)

3rd runner up: Allie Plott (The Dance Centre)

Top 10:

Berkely Scifres (Project 21)

Diana Kouznetsova (Project 21)

Sara von Rotz (Project 21)

Regan Gerena (Project 21)

Kennedy Anderson (The vision dance alliance)

Braylynn Grizzaffi (The Pointe Performing Arts Center)

Elizabeth Scott Lanier (Southern Strutt)

Bella Rey D'Armas (Stars)

Lexus Natalie (Evolve)

Madeleine Shen (Northpointe)

Top 20:

Bristyn Scifres (Project 21)

Cali Cassidy (Project 21)

Makeila Bartlett (Project 21)

Airi Dela Cruz (Project 21)

Savy Luechtefeld (Carolina Collective Dance)

Ruby Arnold (True Dance and Company)

Ella Dobler (New Level)

Zoe Holladay (Performance Edge Dance Complex)

Kaylee Schwamb (Kane & Company Dance Productions)

Junior male best dancer:

Winner: Santiago Sosa (Stars)

1st runner up: Ethan Ferrante (The NINE Dance Academy)

2nd runner up: Neo Del Corral (Stars)

3rd runner up: Josh Lundy (Studio 413)

Blake Metcalf (Xtreme Dance Studio)

Penn Alderman (Ryhtym dance)

Teen female best dancer

Winner: Sophie Garcia (Stars)

1st runner up: Cami Voorhees (Evolve)

2nd runner up: Gracyn French (Project 21)

3rd runner up: Giselle Gandarilla (Stars)

Top 10:

Bella Rose Penrose (Evolve)

Mariandrea Villegas (Epic Motion Dance Studio)

Kynadi Crain (Jean Leigh Academy of Dance)

Caroline Quiner (Hunterdon Hills Ballet)

Brooklyn Simpson (Williams Center Rhythm Factory )

Kate Roman (Canadian Dance Company)

Maya Loureiro (Project 21)

Kendyl Fay (Project 21)

Avery Reyes (Project 21)

Kameron Couch (Project 21)

Top 20:

Elyse Wingertsahn (Evolve)

Hayley Marshall (True Dance and Company)

Rylee Young (Project 21)

Anya Inger (Project 21)

Katie Couch (Project 21)

Ava D'Ambrosio (Westchester dance)

Sofia Rosella (Performing dance arts)

Daniela SanGiacomo (Stars)

Teen male best dancer:

Winner: Nicholas Bustos (Stars)

1st runner up: Ian Stegeman (Woodbury dance center)

2nd runner up: Tim Zvifel (Vlad's)

Hugo Silva (Stars)

Alejandro Ruiz (Stars)

Darius Goodson (The Southern Strutt)

Richie Granese (Project 21)

Tristan Gerzon (Elite danceworx)

Senior female best dancer:

Winner: Bella Tagle (Stars)

1st runner up: Destanye Diaz (Stars)

2nd runner up: Kaitlyn Santos (Dancetown)

3rd runner up: Rachel Quiner (Hunterdon Hills Ballet)

Top 10:

Ying Lei Pham (Movement Emporium)

Sammi Chung (Project 21)

Arianna Quant (Stars)

Iliana Victor (Stars)

Lola Iglesias (Michelle Latimer Dance Academy)

Alyssa Carpeneto (Performing Dance arts)

Savannah Manning (CCJ Conservatory)

Tatiana Hagee (Northpointe)

Sierra Drayton (Elite Danceworx)

Bella Mills (Rythym Dance Center)

Sophie Tosh (Artistic Edge Dance Centre )

Top 20:

Carmen Beiner (Dancetown)

Preslie Rosamond (Studio 413)

Ava Burgham (PULSE Dance Centre)

Toryn Hester (Denise Wall)

Loila Rhee (Project 21)

Zuzu Duchon (Project 21)

Elle O'Donnell (Project 21)

Addy Beckham (Southern Strutt)

Isabella Weidmann (Westchester)

Senior male best dancer:

Winner: Sam Fine (Stars)

1st runner up: Jackson Roloff-Hafenbreadl (Stars)

2nd runner up: Edon Hartzy (Stars)

3rd runner up: Andres Jimenez (Artistic Edge Dance Centre)

Davyd Williams (Project 21)

Trent Grappe (Dancezone)

Mekhi Johnson (Denise Wall)

Damian Caraballo (Stars)

Chance Phelps (Powerdance Company)

[joselialopes]

“And when I first showed him my scar, he said it was interesting. He used the word ‘textured’. He said ‘smooth’ is boring but ‘textured’ was interesting, and the scar meant that I was stronger than whatever it was that had tried to hurt me.”

BIOGRAPHY | CONNECTIONS | MUSINGS | PINTEREST | SPOTIFY

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Name: Joselia “Jo” Lopes Silva Faceclaim: Bruna Marquezine Gender & Pronouns: Cis woman & she/her Sexuality: Pansexual Age: 30 Birthday: June 3, 1993 Zodiac: Gemini sun, Leo moon, Virgo rising Education: BSW, UC-Riverside Occupation: Addiction Counselor (Social Worker) Neighborhood: Bighorn Hills + open-minded, adaptable, passionate - hot-headed, flaky, impulsive

BIOGRAPHY

tw: drug mention, alcoholism, abortion

also tw I say “daddy” one billion times and I’m so sorry that’s just what Joselia would say

Daddy was always a free spirit. He and Mama married young– him 17 and her 16– and he promised her the world. He painted a beautiful picture of a long, successful career as a football player, a big move to America, and a life where she seldom had to lift a finger. But Gisele Lopes Silva was always more grounded than her husband. She didn’t want all of that, really, just a man who loved her and happy kids. Still, Daddy was determined to shoot for the stars and, in the end, he landed pretty close. Roberto Silva qualified for the Campeonato Brasileiro Series at 19 and he swore up and down it was a straight shot to US Nationals from there. Mama got pregnant with Roberto Jr. that winter, 1984, and five years later in 1989 they had Miguel. With two babies, Mama’s asking Daddy to retire and get a real job graduated from passing remarks to deadpan questions to begging. 

They were doing okay, what with Grandma helping with the boys while Mama worked, but Gisele was wise. She knew it wouldn’t last long. Besides, she’d rather have Daddy around the kids than him be some big, international soccer star. It was a fight she didn’t have the energy for but every now and then, and Daddy became an expert at weasling out of it– bringing home expensive gifts, magazines about life in America, VHS tapes of sitcoms. Money was tight, though, and it was Daddy’s magic-making that made the room dividers in the living room that hid Jr.’s cot feel enchanted, like a portal to another world instead of a family bursting at the seams. In retrospect, Jr. says Mama resented him even then. She was caught in the trap of working all day in the factory and coming home to cook and clean, all the while the boys tugged on Daddy’s pant legs and clamored on top of him and asked to hear the story of his trip to San Fransisco for the hundredth time. 

Mama says that having Joselia in 1993 changed everything. She was finally getting somewhere with Daddy– touting the baby, the only girl, as the reason why he should quit chasing this crazy dream and get a real job. Settle down and give them all the life they deserved. Of course, the very next year was the beginning of the San Jose soccer club. The Earthquakes wanted Daddy on their inaugural team, and Daddy leaped at the chance to move to California– the land of opportunity. According to Daddy, getting recruited to the U.S. was the best thing that ever happened to him. Mama was just grateful that he finally got a kick in the ass to make something of himself. In 1994, the family migrated to San Jose to start their new life. 

Daddy always talked about those first few years like they were something out of a fairytale– all blue skies and palm trees and balmy breezes. Long days of doing what he loved, coming home to a slice of Brazil in Mama’s cooking and Jr.’s singing and the artifacts they’d managed to bring with them. Mama isn’t so romantic about it all. Sure, it was nice to not be so strapped for cash. But it was lonely, she says– hardly anybody else spoke Portuguese, and Daddy was alright with his English but Mama struggled. She could hardly make it through trips to the grocery without aid, and she missed her mother. But, Daddy was happy, which had been the point all along, right?

Daddy’s first season with the Earthquakes was a building year– at least, that’s what all the players would say when they would crowd around the kitchen table, drinking and talking and making messes that Mama stayed up well into the night cleaning up. But the kids loved it, crowding around the table with wide eyes and hanging on every word they said. It was this way that Joselia learned English; When her kindergarten teacher wrote home and asked where she’d learned to say “damn it all to hell!”, Daddy just laughed and laughed and laughed. 

Season two was better. By the end of it, everybody was talking about the Earthquakes, and Daddy was even named in a couple articles as a player to watch. That was 1996, a year he still calls the best of his life. Joselia remembers the whole family travelling to LA and Washington, DC and Dallas to see Daddy play. It was exactly what Daddy always promised– traveling the world, staying in fancy hotels, a balanced diet of stadium hot dogs and room service. Even Mama loosened up on their trips, had a glass or two of champagne and got giggly. It was like they were really in love, then. Life should’ve been like that forever– and it would’ve been, if Daddy hadn’t gotten injured.

Three games before the end of the 1997 season, an ill-timed slide tackle caused Daddy’s leg to break in two places. Mama, Jr., Miguel, and Joselia were watching from home, and everything instantly devolved into chaos. Mama screamed and immediately called the neighbor to come watch the kids while she rushed to the hospital. The three kids planted themselves in front of the TV, watching any and all coverage they could find on the local channels, and praying to every saint they knew. 

Daddy put on a brave face, at first. He had high hopes, unreasonable expectations that he’d be as good as new after surgery. But then came the minimum two years of physical therapy, and by the time he was in any condition to run again, they were so far behind with medical bills that Mama put her foot down. He had to get a job– they had to get back on their feet before he started his crazy training regimen. His old teammates still came around back then, and one of them even pulled some strings and got Daddy a job as a daytime bartender at a pub near the training facility. 

But there’s always a point in time where the sympathy runs out. People can’t hold pity forever. The guys stopped coming around, Coach stopped inviting him to closed practices. Mama was never gentle with him– she said that was that, it was time to move on. Find a new dream. Joselia wouldn’t know until much later, but underneath all of his bravado, Daddy was incredibly sensitive. He didn’t take to normal life well, and started mixing his pain meds with a few too many drinks. At first, it was an inconvenience. He would get too drunk and forget to pick up Jr. from school, he would leave Miguel an hour or two longer after school than he meant to. Most nights would end in whispered arguments behind Mama and Daddy’s door– Jr. learned to press a glass to the wood young, but he’d never tell Miguel and Joselia what was said unless it was really bad.

It got really bad when Joselia was in middle school. Jr. was twenty-one and still home, fulfilling the role of oldest child and peacekeeper while he saved up for college. Plus, the income he brought in from his grocery store job helped keep them afloat when Daddy overslept and missed his shifts, which was becoming more and more frequent. Jr. kept them together, with Miguel’s help– they would divide and conquer, Jr. going to Daddy and Miguel going to Mama. But when Daddy started gambling and they lost the apartment, Mama was done. 

Joselia was thirteen when Mama moved them into a new apartment and refused to give Daddy the key. Jr. had to drag her, kicking and screaming, refusing to leave Daddy behind. She’d let him in at night, and Mama would wake her up yelling every morning that she woke up to discover him on the couch. He can’t be trusted! she would say, pleading with Joselia to keep him out. Everybody else had enough of his broken promises, except Jo. She loved him so much that she moved with him to Philly at fifteen, pledged the next decade of her life to following Daddy around, dreaming big dreams with him and picking him up when he fell.

It was difficult leaving Mama and her brothers behind, but Joselia was so hurt that they could be so cruel to Daddy that she buried the grief under anger. Life with him was the same as always– high highs and low lows. On good days, they’d catch a game in the city and share a hotdog and Daddy would tell Jo-Jo all about how he was gonna become a soccer coach. If you can’t do, you teach, he said, and she believed him. She always believed him, and that belief carried her through the bad days, when he would stumble home angry at four a.m., cursing her Mama and her Grandma and the world, vomit dribbling down his chin and too-heavy footsteps.

It took an extra year, but Joselia graduated high school. Her part-time waitressing job became full-time, and her steady paycheck made up for the weeks and months that Daddy was out of work. Mama sent money every couple months with express instructions not to let Daddy touch it– but she always did, and he always blew it on a scratch-off or a round for all his friends. He was chaos personified, but Joselia wasn’t afraid of his self-destruction. Mostly, she was afraid of who she’d be without his fantastical tales and his believing the best in her and his promises that he’d take care of her, one day. 

Joselia met Matthew Foster in Philly, at a show for some grungy band she was just drunk enough to enjoy. Their whirlwind romance felt like home– the ups and downs, the unbridled passion and the teeming rage felt like what Joselia reckoned love was supposed to be. Daddy wasn’t consistent or stable, and he loved her more than anybody in the world– So must Foster. Midnight screaming matches faded into afternoon picnics and so on. He never said so, but Joselia knew he loved her– he showed it dozens of ways, whether by making the best food she’d ever eaten in her life (aside from stadium hotdogs, of course) or by buffing out the same dent in her car over and over from the damn apartment gate. 

They were young and dumb and it felt like everything. Daddy hated him and loved him, depending on the day– and when things were going right for everybody and the three of them drank and watched Daddy’s old matches, well, that was the best feeling in the world. It was after one of those days and a couple of Foster’s custom-made cocktails that they decided to get married at the courthouse. They didn’t have a ring or a dress or a care in the world, and somewhere in a box covered in a thin layer of dust, Joselia has a picture from that day: her in one of Foster’s button downs and a Dodgers hat, him in his usual tshirt and jeans combo, all bright smiles hanging off one another.

Being married didn’t stave off the fighting at all. If anything, it made it worse– gave them each more ammunition to launch at each other, and made it a hell of a lot harder to untangle from the mess. They fell into a familiar pattern– a couple of good days, maybe a week, a fight where they swore they were broken up for good this time, and a couple days later they’d make up. Anything was fair game on these breaks– and it’s not like Joselia had a ring or anything to stop her from seeing other people, so she did. Nothing that stuck, but a couple one or two night flings before she surrendered to Foster’s gravitational pull again.

When Joselia found out she was pregnant after a week “off”, she panicked. She wasn’t going to tell Foster, she was just going to take care of it on her own– but they had such a good day, and she was half convinced they could make it work. They were perfect, they only fought so hard because they loved each other so much. He bolted after that, and in retrospect, she couldn’t blame him. Joselia still harbors that hurt on especially lonely nights, revisits the feeling of waking up and seeing his shit gone, the days-late realization that she’d never see him again.

But it was okay, because there was always Daddy to take care of, and with no Foster and no baby to distract her, Joselia poured all of her energy into him. She was twenty-five and working the same waitressing job she’d had since graduation, spending her weekends taking care of her drunk father– and with nothing else in Philly, reality stung. She started to resent Daddy the same way Mama always had– she resented being the stable one, she resented not being able to fall apart because it’d hurt them both when that’s all she really wanted to do.

A decade late, Joselia’s breaking point finally came when Daddy wrapped her truck around a streetlight. He survived, thank God, but he had a broken arm and a couple of years in jail and mandated therapy. With no other choice, Joselia made her way back to California and turned up on Mama’s doorstep, tail between her legs. The rush of apologies for years of hating her, of thinking Mama was selfish and wrong for abandoning Daddy, was crushed in her mother’s arms. She was home, for real this time, and reconnecting with Mama and Jr. and Miguel helped Joselia figure some things out.

It wasn’t perfect, and she still felt an unreasonable degree of protectiveness over Daddy– they kept in touch, between letters and phone calls– but Jo decided to enroll in college. Better late than never. She started at UC-Riverside and declared Social Work as her major, staying home with Mama until she graduated at 29. It was a big deal, because Jr. had enlisted at 22 and Miguel had gone to trade school. Joselia was the first in their family to graduate college, a fact that Daddy cried about on the phone the morning of her graduation– a fact she still holds with pride.

Her fresh start extended to Colorado Springs, where Joselia took her very first “real” job a year ago as an Addiction Counselor for a nonprofit serving unhoused and at-risk individuals. It was Jr.’s idea, originally, and Joselia ended up loving it– finally her life experience was helpful with something, and the tough love she always should’ve given to Daddy was a requirement. It’s such the perfect fit, in fact, that she was promoted after only a year and transferred to the Providence Peak location. Joselia was hesitant at first to leave Colorado Springs and the comfort of Jr. right down the street, but it was high time for her to forge her own path. She made it up to Philly one more time, to visit Daddy and to clear out the rest of her shit from a storage unit, and is now settling into her new routine.

[medium-observation]

DECEMBER RELEASE

Boop! The Musical - Chicago Tryout

December 3, 2023 - Medium Observation

Video | Matinée

Cast:

Jasmine Rogers (Betty Boop), Faith Prince (Valentina), Ainsley Anthony Melham (Dwayne), Erich Bergen (Raymond), Stephen DeRosa (Grampy), Angelica Hale (Trisha), Phillip Huber (Pudgy), Anastacia McCleskey (Carol), Lawrence Alexander (Ensemble), Colin Bradbury (Ensemble), Tristen Buettel (Ensemble), Joshua Michael Burrage (Ensemble), Gabi Campo (Ensemble), Daniel Castiglione (Ensemble), Rebecca Corrigan (Ensemble), Josh Drake (Ensemble), RJ Higton (Ensemble), Nina Lafarga (Ensemble), Morgan McGhee (Ensemble), Aubie Merrylees (Ensemble), Ryah Nixon (Ensemble), Christian Probst (Ensemble), Ricky Schroeder (Ensemble), Gabriella Sorrentino (Ensemble), Brooke Taylor (Ensemble)

Notes: Nice video from the second week of previews and Version 3.0. Some scenes are majorly wideshot due to the nature of the show, along with usher activity. Some washout can be seen at times but it's not too bad.

NFT DATE: June 6th, 2024

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB5Cro

Video is $20

Six - Second US National Tour (Boleyn)

November 19, 2023 - Medium Observation

Video | Matinée

Cast:

Cassie Silva (s/b Catherine of Aragon), Zan Berube (Anne Boleyn), Aryn Bohannon (s/b Jane Seymour), Terica Marie (Anna of Cleves), Taylor Pearlstein (s/b Katherine Howard), Courtney Mack (t/r Catherine Parr)

Notes:

Excellent video of a fantastic group of alternates and Courtney's unexpected final performance as Parr!

NFT DATE: December 1st, 2024

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB3Ye3

Video is $20

Mrs. Doubtfire - First US National Tour

November 16, 2023 - Medium Observation

Video

Cast:

Rob McClure (Daniel Hillard), Maggie Lakis (Miranda Hillard), Giselle Gutierrez (Lydia Hillard), Cody Braverman (Christoher Hillard), Emerson Mae Chan (Natalie Hillard), Aaron Kaburick (Frank Hillard), Nik Alexander (Andre Mayem), Romelda Teron Benjamin (Wanda Sellner), Leo Roberts (Stuart Dunmire), David Hibbard (Mr. Jolly/Ensemble), Jodi Kimura (Janet Lundy/Ensemble), Alex Branton (Ensemble), Jonathan Hoover (Ensemble), Sheila Jones (Ensemble), Julia Kavanagh (Ensemble), Marquez Linder (Ensemble), Alex Ringler (Ensemble), Lannie Rubio (Ensemble), Ian Liberto (s/w Ensemble), Lauryn Withnell (Ensemble), Julia Yameen (Ensemble)

Notes:

Near perfect capture of the tour! Some washout is seen in wideshots due to primary robs doubtfire outfit being so Bright.

NFT DATE: June 6th, 2024

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB3Z7Y

Video is $20

Frozen - First US National Tour

November 29, 2023 - Medium Observation

Video

Cast:

Caroline Bowman (Elsa), Lauren Nicole Chapman (Anna), Erin Choi (Young Elsa), Annie Piper Braverman (Young Anna), Jeremy Davis (Olaf), Dominic Dorset (Kristoff), Collin Baja (Sven), Preston Perez (Hans), Jack Brewer (Oaken), Evan Duff (Weselton), Tyler Jimenez (Pabbie), Renée Reid (Bulda), Kyle Lamar Mitchell (King Agnarr), Katie Mariko Murray (Queen Iduna), Natalie Wisdom (s/w Head Handmaiden), Jack Brewer (Bishop), Kate Bailey (Ensemble), Kristen Smith Davis (Ensemble), Jason Goldston (Ensemble), Natalie Goodin (Ensemble), Zach Hess (Ensemble), Adrianna Rose Lyons (Ensemble), Alexander Mendoza (Ensemble), Nick Silverio (Ensemble), Daniel Switzer (Ensemble), Peli Naomi Woods (Ensemble), Michael Allan Haggerty (s/w Ensemble), Jessie Peltier (s/w Ensemble)

Notes:

Absolutely gorgeous video of this tour! Lots of wideshots and close ups.

NFT DATE: June 6th, 2024

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjB5mqB

Video is $20

Videos can be purchased through me at mediumobservationtrading@gmail.com

[sandrazayres]

Blocos para todos os gostos colorem as ruas da cidade

Cordão do Boitatá, Favorita e Fogo & Paixão deram o tom da festa

A maratona de blocos começou cedo neste domingo. No Centro da cidade, o Cordão do Boitatá encantou milhares de foliões que foram à rua da Assembleia. Ao som de ‘Coisa nº 4’, do maestro Moacir Santos, seguida de ‘O Trenzinho do Caipira’, de Heitor Villa-Lobos, os cem multi-instrumentistas da orquestra comandaram a festa, sempre original, do Boitatá, que tem uma cobra de fogo como símbolo e este ano comemora 28 carnavais.

Na ala das baianas, próximo à serpente, Pixinguinha, personificado em mamulengo, abençoou o cordão, seguido de estandartes homenageando figuras da música popular brasileira, como Lecy Brandão, Chico Buarque, Edu Lobo, Tia Maria do Jongo, Elza Soares e Rita Lee. "Não perco por nada. Acho o Boitatá criativo, emocionante, uma manifestação cultural muito rica", afirma Suelen Manicure, personagem que desfila pelas ruas do Rio há oito anos, oferecendo serviços de manicure durante o desfile.

Mais adiante, na rua Primeiro de Março, foi o bloco da Favorita que deu o tom nesta manhã de domingo. Em cima do trio elétrico, a atriz e rainha de bateria da Grande Rio e do cordão da Bola Preta, Paolla Oliveira, brilhou no comando da festa, fazendo sua estreia na Favorita como apresentadora: “Já amava o bloco e participo há um bom tempo, inclusive em São Paulo. Mas é a primeira vez no Rio”, comenta Paolla.

Outro destaque foi DJ Pedro Sampaio que, vestido como a eterna rainha dos baixinhos, Xuxa, cantou seus inúmeros sucessos, acompanhado de dançarinas usando modelitos à lá Paquitas. “Estou extremamente feliz por liderar um bloco pela primeira vez no Carnaval de rua do Rio. Minha música é a essência do Carnaval carioca. Só aqui conseguimos sentir o calor do povo brasileiro”, comemora Pedro.

Em um dos momentos mais emocionantes do desfile, o bloco prestou homenagem à cantora Preta Gil e Feijão, um dos convidados, cantou 'Sinais de Fogo', um dos maiores sucessos da cantora.

Fãs de Pedro Sampaio, as irmãs Gisele e Isabela Batista da Silva acordaram às 5h da manhã para ver de perto o ídolo. Ao final da manhã de folia, as duas mal tinham voz. “Nunca me diverti tanto! Cantei, pulei, beijei. Este é o melhor bloco do Rio!”, afirma entusiasmada Gisele.

No Largo de São Francisco, foi a vez da “sofrência” pedir passagem com o toque especial do xote, frevo e maracatu. Uma mistura que, todos os anos, atrai milhares de apaixonados pelo brega-romântico do bloco Fogo & Paixão. E, desta vez, com um “plus”: Gretchen, a rainha do bumbum, agitou a multidão ao som de 'Freak le boom boom' e outros sucessos mais.

O tema do 14º aniversário do bloco, que já teve Wando como padrinho, não poderia ser mais apropriado: ‘Brega é pra Brylhar’, inspirado na canção 'Gente', de Caetano Veloso. “Proporcionamos um verdadeiro festival de música brega. O brega, como dizem, cura onde dói”, relata Mariana Guedes, cantora do Fogão & Paixão.

Agenda de blocos

Para conferir a agenda completa dos blocos, incluindo data, horário e percurso, basta baixar o aplicativo Blocos Rio 2024, disponível em todas as plataformas digitais. A ferramenta é gratuita e opera por geolocalização.

Fotos e vídeos do Carnaval de Rua Rio 2024 podem ser encontrados em: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1w4Cfc176uXSlZV2Tiqv58bD4R5SSty-C

Para mais fotos, acesse flickr.com/riotur.

Proibido a reprodução das imagens sem autorização expressa do autor Lei 9610 de Direito Autoral

[intonightcity]

tws: death mention

ALEJANDRO SILVA age 41    height 5'10    face Diego Luna shipping: selective

About

Alejandro Silva is a businessman on the surface. In classic suits and a charismatic personality he appears to be like any wealthy man who made his climb on the heels of a family chain in automotive imports. His father was the head of a family owned dealership called The Coast, a throwback to the coast of Mexico where he was born. Alejandro has been head of this organization since his father’s passing. The Coast is a hot commodity in Night City offering the hottest and most sought after luxury vehicles for top buyers. Along with affordable vehicles for everyday people thriving in Night City. They also have a trade in exports/imports with overseas partners. Some of those cars are not exactly legal and the obvious underground market is a thing that he dabbles in the form of marketable street racing. Beneath the reputable business is the underlying criminality of Alejandro Silva’s name and reputation. A man who is seen as not someone to cross in this city. However he is an asset to have on your side if nothing else IF you can manage it. A suave criminal king pin with a penchant for being level head under pressure, Alejandro has a code he stands by. The regular people of the city are those he wants his organization to leave alone. The same cannot be said of his enemies.

Alejandro Roberto Silva

Al, Andro

Nov. 20

Scorpio

He/Him

Male

Bicurious

Dark Brown

Dark Brown Eyes

5'10"

Alejandro is an extrovert with an ease in organization and business ; ENTJ describes his type. He follows a temperament in the category of Phlegmatic, and favors loyalty above all else.

ENTJ

Phlegmatic

Wrath

Diligence

Water Elemental

Ambitious

Loyal

Merciless

Unforgiving

Connections

Alejandro’s family roots go back to Mexico, of course where his father first branded his idea for The Coast. His family came to America and that is where his ideas took off. Today his father is unfortunately deceased, having suffered a heart attack when Alejandro was around 19 years old. His mother is still alive but not living in Night City. Family is a big deal for him but he has no children currently. He did take a young Ava Mendoza ( @ixonmaiden ) under his wing and has become an older brother to her over the years. His families connections with hers run deep, especially following the murder of her father Henry Mendoza.

Relationships may be a bit complicated. The man has been married twice. His first wife separated from him once she discovered his criminal activity. She realized The Coast was a front and not only filed for divorce but a restraining order against him. This definitely became a tumultuous divorce proceeding. He felt betrayed and  that hurt him quite a lot. Currently he is married to a younger woman, a model for Glam Shell, Giselle Steele. However this is a canon that can be overlooked for potential shipping. Yet that will be selective and plotted if so. He is not closed to shipping though. 

[alldancersaretalented]

Stars Dance Company TDA winners and runner ups:

Comment what studio I should do next!

2011:

Teen Male Winner:

Ricky Ubeda

2012:

Senior Male Winner:

Ricky Ubeda

Teen Male Top 10:

Brandon Chang

Junior Female Top 10:

Kristynn Portugues

2014:

Senior Male Top 10:

Derek Piquette

Junior Female Top 10:

Vivian Ruiz

Mini Male Winner:

Brady Farrar

2015

Teen Male Winner:

Logan Hernandez

Junior Male 1st Runner-Up:

Parker Garrison

Mini Female 2nd Runner-Up:

Ashley Vallejo

2016

Senior Male 1st Runner-Up:

Nick Daniels

Teen Female Top 10:

Rosie Elliott Vivian Ruiz

Teen Female Top 20:

Jasmine Carbonell Tayah Bonney

Junior Male Winner:

Parker Garrison

Junior Male Top 10:

Jackson Hafenbreadl Rolof

Junior Female Top 10:

Lizzy Zaritsky

Mini Female Winner:

Diana Pombo

Mini Male Top 10:

Saverio Tedesco

Mini Female 1st Runner-Up:

Destanye Diaz

Mini Female Top 10:

Rachel Leon

2017

Senior Male Top 10:

Shamus Moriarty

Teen Female Winner:

Quinn Starner

Teen Female 2nd Runner-Up:

Vivian Ruiz

Junior Male Winner:

Brady Farrar

Junior Male 1st runner-Up:

Jackson Hafenbreadl Rolof

Junior Female Top 20:

Ashley Vallejo Destanye Diaz Isabella Tagle Rachel Leon

Mini Male 1st Runner-Up:

Nicholas Bustos

Mini Male Top 10:

Jason Patryluk

Mini Female Top 20:

Arianna Quant Sophia Geraldo

Mini Female Top 20 (Las Vegas):

Laina Mae Kirkeide

2018

Senior Male Top 20:

Shamus Moriarty Nathaniel Belnavis-Wright Alec Fursman

Senior Female 1st Runner-Up:

Vivian Ruiz

Teen Male Top 10:

Jackson Roloff - Hafenbreadl

Junior Male Top 10:

Sam Fine

Junior Female Top 10:

Isabella Tagle Destanye Diaz

Mini Male 2nd Runner-Up:

Nicholas Bustos

Mini Female Top 20:

Giselle Gandarilla

2019

Senior Male Top 20:

Noam Laufer

Senior Male Top 11:

Nathaniel Belnavis-Wright Shamus Moriarty

Senior Female Best Dancer:

Vivian Ruiz

Teen Male 3rd Runner-Up:

Thiago Pacheco

Teen Female Top 20:

Destanye Diaz

Junior Male 1st Runner-Up:

Nicholas Bustos

Junior Female Top 20:

Sophie Garcia

Junior Female Top 10:

Arianna Quant

Mini Female Top 20:

Daniela SanGiacomo

Mini Female Top 10:

Kya Massimino

Mini Female 1st Runner-Up:

Giselle Gandarilla

Teen Male Top 10 (Las Vegas):

Sam Fine

2021

Senior Male Top 20:

Ta'Nario Riggins

Senior Male Top 10:

Jackson Roloff-Hafenbread

Senior Male 1st Runner-Up:

Thiago Pacheco

Teen Male Top 20:

Edon Hartzy

Teen Male Top 10:

Samuel Ek Colin Bendziewicz

Teen Male 2nd Runner-Up:

Xander Perone

Teen Male 1st Runner-Up:

Sam Fine

Teen Male Best Dancer:

Brady Farrar

Teen Female Top 20:

Sophie Garcia

Teen Female Top 10:

Destanye Diaz Arianna Quant

Junior Female Top 20:

Lena Garcia Jazmine Raine Werner

Junior Female Top 10:

Daniela SanGiacomo Giselle Gandarilla

Mini Male Top 10:

Dylan Custodio

Mini Male 1st Runner-Up:

Santiago Sosa

Mini Male Best Dancer:

Michael Cash Savio

Mini Female Top 20:

Bella Rey D'Armas

Mini Female Best Dancer:

Kya Massimino

2022:

Senior Male Top 10:

Jackson Roloff-Hafenbread

Senior Male 2nd Runner-Up:

Sam Fine

Senior Female Top 20:

Sophia Cobo

Senior Female 3rd Runner-Up:

Destanye Diaz

Senior Female 1st Runner-Up:

Bella Tagle

Teen Male Top 10:

Alejandro Ruiz Oliver Keane Hugo Silva

Teen Male 2nd Runner-Up:

Nicholas Bustos

Teen Male 1st Runner-Up:

Colin Bendziewicz

Teen Female Top 20:

Giselle Gandarilla Ava Raucci

Teen Female Top 10:

Arianna Quant Ayla Rodriguez

Teen Female 1st Runner-Up:

Sophie Garcia

Junior Male 1st Runner-Up:

Santiago Sosa

Junior Female Top 20:

Elie Rabin Alexcia Roloff-Hafenbread Bella Rey D'Armas

Junior Female Best Dancer:

Kylee Casares

Mini Male 1st Runner-Up:

Noa Del Corral

Mini Male Best Dancer:

Dylan Custodio

2023:

Senior Male Top 20:

Edon Hartzy

Senior Male 1st Runner-Up:

Jackson Roloff-Hafenbreadl

Senior Male Best Dancer:

Sam Fine

Senior Female Top 20:

Bella Tagle Arianna Quant

Senior Female Top 10:

Destanye Diaz

Teen Male Top 20:

Alejandro Ruiz

Teen Male Top 10:

Kylan Wright Hugo Silva

Teen Male 1st Runner-Up:

Nicholas Bustos

Teen Female Top 10:

Giselle Gandarilla Catherine Clayton

Teen Female 1st Runner-Up:

Sophie Garcia

Junior Male 3rd Runner-Up:

Neo Del Corral

Junior Male Best Dancer:

Santiago Sosa

Junior Female 2nd Runner-Up:

Bella Rey D'Armas

Junior Female Best Dancer:

Zoe Flores

Mini Female Top 10:

Ashley Otano Camila Giraldo

Mini Female 1st Runner-Up:

Anita Rodriguez

2024:

Senior Male Top 20:

Patricio Hoyo Hugo Silva Damian Caraballo Alejandro Ruiz

Senior Male 1st Runner-Up:

Nicholas Bustos

Senior Male Best Dancer:

Jackson Roloff-Hafenbreadl

Senior Female Top 20:

Demetria Guzman Brianna-Malania Dillett

Senior Female Top 10:

Catherine Clayton

Senior Female 1st Runner-Up:

Sophie Garcia

Teen Male Best Dancer:

Kylan Wright

Teen Female Top 10:

Kylee Casares

Teen Female Best Dancer:

Giselle Gandarilla

Junior Male 3rd Runner-Up:

Dylan Custodio

Junior Male Best Dancer:

Neo Del Corral

Junior Female Top 20:

Camila Giraldo

Junior Female Top 10:

Amabella Tarrago

Junior Female 3rd Runner-Up:

Anita Rodriguez

Mini Male Top 10:

Kenny Braga

Mini Male Best Dancer:

Isaiah Santos

Mini Female Top 20:

Victoria Reich

Mini Female Top 10:

Reese Braga

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Cierre Listado de Participantes de los GPS

La CADA anuncia el listado de participantes de los GPS “Andres Calonge” y “Hugo Mario La Nasa” en Concepción del Uruguay para los días 9 y 11 de junio.   100 metros llanos mujeres                           GPS 11.45                    de Jesus Azevedo                             BRA 11.52                    De Bassi Anny                                   BRA 11.64     +0.7       María Florencia Lamboglia             FAM 11.67                    Torrez Torrez Guadalupe                BOL 11.68     +0.1       María Victoria Woodward                             COR 11.71                    Martina Coronato                            URU 12.03                    Gimenez Gustale               Macarena            PAR 12.04     0.8         Belén Fritzsche                                 FAM 12.06                    Hiebert Klassen Xenia                      PAR 12.06     0.6         Valentina Napolitano                      FAM 12.08     0.8         Sofía Tamara Casetta                       FAM                                    TOTAL 16 12.17     1.0         Noelia Giselle Vera                           PAR 12.22     0.7         Leslie Tamara Lucero                       COR 12.47     1.1         Malena Arantza Gobbo                   SF 12.60                    Baez Barrios Ruth Andrea               PAR 12.52                    Iara Milagros Aro                             SL   200 metros llanos mujeres                           GPS 23.69                    de Jesus Azevedo                             BRA 23.69                    De Bassi Anny                                   BRA 23.87     -0.5        María Florencia Lamboglia             FAM 24.23     -0.5        María Victoria Woodward                             COR 24.44                    Torrez Torrez Guadalupe                BOL 24.46                    Hiebert Klassen Xenia                      PAR 24.55     -0.5        Camila Roffo                                     FAM 24.77     1.3         Melanie Soledad Rosalez                FAM 24.93     0.0         Sofía Tamara Casetta                       FAM 25.41     1.6         Noelia Anahí Martínez                    COR                                      TOTAL 18 25.44     1.0         Sofía Ximena Ibarra                         FAM 25.45     1.0         Valentina Napolitano                      FAM 25.46     1.6         Leslie Tamara Lucero                       COR 25.47     1.3         Camila Molocznik                            FAM 25.53     -0.7        Iara Milagros Aro                             SL 25.59     1.0         Malena Arantza Gobbo                   SF 25.59     1.1         Paulina Knees                                   FAM 25.66                    Contrera Rivas Araceli                     PAR   400 metros llanos mujeres                           GPN 54.84 a                 Leidy Lorena Sinisterra                    COL 55.76                    Camila Roffo                                     FAM 55.81                    Noelia Anahí Martínez                    COR 56.21                    Martina Daniela Escudero                             RN 56.96                    Camila Leonela Correa                     FAM 57.04                    Sofía Ximena Ibarra                         FAM                                     TOTAL 10 57.24                    Paulina Knees                                   FAM 57.66                    María Emilia Batalla                         FAM 57.92                    Celeste María Molina                      BA 57.99                    Gisela Hernández                             ER   100 metros con vallas mujeres                    GPS 13.70     -0.1        Leticia de Lima Gaspar                    BRA 14.02     1.2         Helen Bernard Stilling                      FAM 14.55     -1.7        Valentina Polanco                            SL 14.81     -1.7        Candela Beláustegui                        FAM 14.87     -2.0        Violeta Antonella Aranda                FAM 15.06     -0.6        Miranda Recalde                              FAM                                     TOTAL 9 15.08     -0.6        Camila Luciana Zita                          FAM 15.69     1.3         Lucía Aylén Zurdo                            BA 15.77     1.7         Malena Bustamante                        BA     100 metros llanos varones                           GPS 10.14                    Deliser Espinoza  Arturo                  PAN 10.31                    Almiron Escobar Cesar                    PAR 10.35                    Zalazar Ayala Misael                        PAR 10.43     1.8         Franco Florio                                    FAM 10.47     -2.1        Daniel Rodrigo Londero                   FAM 10.52     0.5         Tomás Pablo Mondino                    SF 10.56     0.5         Lucas Adrián Villegas                       SL 10.60                    WolK Retmer Jonathan                   PAR 10.61 a  1.6         Gustavo Alejandro Mongelos         PAR 10.63                    Maidana Pedrozo              Fredy                   PAR 10.63                    Adrian NIcolari                                 URU 10.69     0.5         Tomás Ariel Villegas                        SL 10.72     0.7         Pedro Rodríguez Merlo                   FAM                                     TOTAL 22 10.76                    Agustín Nahuel Pinti                        MZA 10.76                    Matías Agustín Elizaincin                FAM 10.80                    Facundo Santos                                URU 10.82     0.7         Felipe Harte                                      ARG 10.87                    Tobías Pereyra                                  FAM 10.89                    Alejo Pafundi                                    SF 10.90                    Alvaro Piñeyro                                  URU 10.93                    Francisco Santinelli Ildarraz            BA 11.06     1.5         Matías Agustín Castro                     LRI   200 metros llanos varones                           GPS 20.61                    Zalazar Ayala Misael                        PAR 20.73                    Almiron Escobar Cesar                    PAR 21.12     1.1         Bautista Diamante                           FAM 21.16     1.2         Tomás Pablo Mondino                    SF 21.19                    Maidana Pedrozo              Fredy                   PAR 21.25     1.1         Matías Falchetti                               FAM 21.26                    Deliser Espinoza  Arturo                  PAN 21.36     0.1         Juan Ignacio Ciampitti                     FAM 21.46                    WolK Retmer Jonathan                   PAR 21.47     0.1         Agustín Nahuel Pinti                        MZA                                     TOTAL 17 21.73     0.5         Tomás Ariel Villegas                        SL 21.78     1.5         Francisco Santinelli                          BA 21.90     1.6         Julián Pereyra                                   FAM 21.99     1.0         Pedro Rodríguez Merlo                   FAM 22.09     -0.2        Lucas Adrián Villegas                       SL 22.17                    Renzo Salvatore Cremaschi            MZA 22.58                    Alvaro Piñeyro                                  URU   400 metros llanos varones                           GPS 45.53                    Eliean gaspar Larregina                   BA 45.75                    Padrino Villazana Kelvis                  VEN 45.98                    Mendes Da Silva Douglas                BRA 46.91                    Alfredo Emilio Sepúlveda                CHI 47.63                    Rodriguez Osorno Jonathan           COL 47.58                    Matías Falchetti                               FAM 47.79                    Pedro Emmert                                  FAM 48.58                    Matías Gónzalez                              URU 48.65                    Julián Pereyra                                   FAM                                     TOTAL    12 48.86                    Marcos Andrés Villagra                   CHU 49.28                    Mateo Durán                                    FAM 49.49                    Oscar Santiago Castro                     FAM   110 metros con vallas varones                    GPN 14.21     -0.3        Renzo Salvatore Cremaschi            MZA 14.78     -1.7        Julián Berca                                       MZA 15.04     0.3         Santiago Ezequiel Riveira                SL 15.20     -0.1        Joaquín Olmos                                  FAM                                     TOTAL 8 15.74     -0.3        Guillermo Quintero                         MZA 16.02     2.0         Matías Ledesma                               BA 16.06     0.3         Lorenzo Rossetto                                            COR 16.39     1.5         Germán Rivero Fernández                             BA   400 m con vallas varones                                            GPS 49.62                    Sepulveda Alfredo                            CHI 51.18                    Bruno Agustín De Genaro               SL 52.09                    Damián Gabriel Moretta                 FAM                                     TOTAL 6 56.56                    Andrés Mendoza                                            SF 56.77                    Rodrigo Joel Bordón                        FAM 51.50                    Guillermo Ruggeri                            MZA   800 m  Mujeres                                              GPS        2:05.47                Calderon Maza Andrea                    ECU 2:08.19                Martina Daniela Escudero                             RN 2:09.06                Poma Mendoza Anita                      PER 2:09.24 a             Leidy Lorena Sinisterra                    COL 2:10.09                Evangelina Luján Thomas                CHU 2:11.35                Fabiana Salomé Gramajo                FAM 2:12.26                Juana Zuberbuhler                           BA 2:13.33                Sandra Maia Gómez                        FAM 2:13.57                Karen Ailén Rocca                            BA 2:14.21                Nazarena Firpo                                 URU 2:14.31                María Paz Romero                           CTS 2:14.87                Delfina Olivero                                  FAM                                    TOTAL 17 2:16.62                Victoria Olives                                  SF 2:18.99                Joaquina Durá                                   BA 2:19.33                Celeste Pampillón                            ER 2:19.54                Delfina Morena Molina                   BA 2:20.09                Camila González                              FAM 1500 m Mujeres                                             GPS 4.20.16                Micaela Levaggi                                BA 4:20.80                Daiana Alejandra Ocampo              FAM 4:25.29                Poma Mendoza Anita                      PER 4:28.24                Antonella Janet Guerrero                FAM 4:32.14                Fabiana Salomé Gramajo                FAM 4:37.48                Karen Ailén Rocca                            BA 4:38.80                Sandra Maia Gómez                        FAM 4:42.64                Noeli Vicintin                                    BA 4:43.01                Juana Zuberbuhler                           BA                                        TOTAL 15 4:44.26                Karen Marianela Cejas                     BA 4:45.72                Iara Becker                                        FAM 4:47.15                Camila González                               FAM 4:47.29                Brisa Nicole Trecanao                      RN 4:47.60                María Paz Romero                           CTS 4:47.68                Renata Dolhare                                 FAM   3000 m c/obstáculos Mujeres                     GPS 10:13.63                             Carolina Lozano                                SF 10:15.03                             Clara Macarena Baiocchi                 COR 11:23.31                             Shalom Eunice Lescano                   BA 10:39.58                             Stefany Paola López                         COL 11:58.58                             Emilia Gigón                                     SF                                         TOTAL 8 12:16.11                             Juliana Itatí Romero                         CTS 12:18.79                             Greta Victoria Rodríguez                 ER 12:45.22                             Luana Ayelé Britez                           MNS 5000 m Mujeres                                             GPS 15:49.90                             Micaela Levaggi                                BA 15:57.24                             Daiana Alejandra Ocampo              FAM 16:06.66                            Carolina Lozano                                SF 16:47.02                             Florencia Lorena Cuello                   MZA 17:08.78                             Antonella Janet Guerrero                FAM 17:12.32                             Stefany Paola López                         COL 17:12.69                             Nélida del Carmen Peñaflor            SDE 17:30.70                             Nair Gisele Dianes                            BA 17:35.15                             Karen Marianela Cejas                     BA 17:53.60                             Catalina García Paul                         FAM 17:59.56                             Renata Dolhare                                 FAM                                     TOTAL 18 18:06.59                             Constanza Garrido                           BA 18:20.78                             Gisela Cristina Díaz                          SDE 18:38.41                             Ainhoa Roldán                                  BA 18:39.77                             Ximena Anahí Simeone                   ER 18:48.05                             Camila Farinelli                                 FAM 18:50.27                             Sofía Ailín Costa                               SL 18.51.05                             Maria Belen Cordoba                       BA 800 m varones                                                GPS 1:45.42                Abreu Paes Lutimar                         BRA 1:49.25                Julián Alberto Gaviola                     FAM 1:50.41                Gonzalo Gervasini                            URU 1:50.35                Montes de Oca Santamaria            ECU 1:50.67                Jairo Moreira                                    URU 1:50.70                Rodriguez Osorno Johnatan           COL 1:51.56                Uriel Rodrigo Muñoz                       BA 1:51.69                Leandro Ismael Paris                       SL 1:51.69                Franco Gastón Peidón                     BA 1:52.32                Augusto Mariano Cochet                FAM                                    TOTAL 22 1:52.46                Diego Matías Leones                       SF 1:53.09                Estanislao Mendivil                         FAM 1:53.09                Pedro Emmert                                  FAM 1:53.20                Leonardo Leonel Pérez-Lazarte      BA 1:53.46                Edgar Emanuel Valdez                     CAT 1:53.66                Tomás Mirón                                    FAM 1:54.07                Víctor Fabián Colazo            ��           FAM 1:54.09                Preciado Moreno David                  COL 1:54.82                Rodriguez Espinel Santiago             COL 1:54.64                Vicente Gómez                                 FAM 1:55-58                Matias González                              URU 1:55.85                Fabricio da Rosa                               URU 1500 m varones                                                            GPS 3:39.94                Abreu Paes Lutimar                         BRA 3:43.00                Matías Antonio Reynaga                 ARG 3:45.29                Leandro Leonel Pérez-Lazarte         BA 3:45.78                José Zabala                                        SF 3:46.40                Fabián Manrique                                            FAM 3:48.96                Gonzalo Gervasini                            URU 3:49.18                Montes de Oca Santamaria            ECU 3:50.56                Agustín Alejandro Contreras          BA 3:50.92                Sebastián Agustín De Zan               FAM 3:52.00                Pablo Agustín Toledo                      SDE                       TOTAL 19 3:52.00                Rodriguez Espinel Santiago             COL 3:54.23                Uriel Rodrigo Muñoz                       BA 3:55.34                Manuel Rojas                                    BA 3:55.90                Alexis Gabriel Corrías                      RN 3:56.56                Lautaro Ocampo                              SF 3:56.66                Franco Gastón Peidón                     BA 3.57.83                Juan Ignacio Dutari                          COR 3:58.00                Preciado Moreno              David                    COL 3:59.81                Edgar Emanuel Valdez                     CAT 3000  m c/obstáculos varones                     GPS 8:41.91                Palomino Greta                                PER 8:55.24                Tomás Vega                                      BA 8:55.89                Carlos Augusto Johnson                  SF 8:57.30                Fausto Alonso                                  FAM 8:58.03                Germán Vega                                    BA 8:58.63                Marcos Julián Molina                      SF 9:15.00                Bolivar Latorre Camilo                     COL 9:29.16                Jerónimo Pedro Peralta                   COR                                      TOTAL 12 9:32.03                Jonathan Ezequiel García                BA 9:37.71                Hipólito Pereiro                                FAM 9.49.09                Gabriel Corda                                   BA CT                         Daniel Oscar Penta                           ARG   5000 m varones                                             GPS 13:44.58                             Matías Antonio Reynaga                 SAL 13:47.00                             Marcos Julian Molina                      ER 13:57.82                             Fabián Manrique                                            FAM 14:14.49                             José Zabala                                        SF 14:15.97                             Edgar Felipe Neri-Chávez                SDE 14:21.80                             Daniel Toroya                                   BOL 14:28.04                             Ninavia Mamani                               BOL 14:29.61                             Alan Esteban Niestroj                      FAM 14:30.37                             Ezequiel Chavarría                           TUC 14:31.97                             Pablo Agustín Toledo                      SDE 14:34.82                             Rodriguez Espinel Santiago             COL 14:37.12                             Tomás Vega                                      BA 14:43.85                             Agustín Alejandro Contreras          BA 14:43.86                             Gustavo Martín Villafañe                SJ 14:44.71                             Read the full article

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When I was a kid in the early 2000s we had one of those portable GPS units, which my mom named "Gisele Perreira da Silva". At the time we thought they were super cool but those early GPS units were terrible. Yes, google maps has its issues but they are a big improvement. The older units would take you to places you shouldn't/couldn't go to way too often and would lose connection every couple of minutes. All the while it would nag you for not doing the illegal maneuver it wanted you to do. Sometimes I still have flashbacks of my increasingly frustrated mother driving us around, yelling "GISELE FOR CHRIST SAKE GET IT TOGETHER, WOMAN!"